The Greatest Books of All Time on Publishing

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
690 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1791 American English
1217 Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
1325 A Far Cry From Kensington Muriel Spark 1988 British English
2411 The Americanization of Edward Bok Edward Bok 1920 American English
5634 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
6263 Thank You For Not Reading Dubravka Ugrešić 2001 Croatian Croatian
6597 Benjamin Franklin Carl Van Doren 1938 American English
6837 Yellowface R. F. Kuang 2023 American English
7997 Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz 2016 British English
9856 An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope 1883 British English
10447 Luce and His Empire W. A. Swanberg 1972 American English
11660 Penelope Fitzgerald Hermione Lee 2013 British English
11660 Walt Whitman Justin Kaplan 1980 American English
11939 The Training of an American Burton J. Hendrick 1928 American English
11939 The Autobiography of William Allen White William Allen White 1946 American English
11939 Forgotten First Citizen Margaret Clapp 1947 American English
11939 Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan 1966 American English
11939 The Man From New York Benjamin Lawrence Reid 1968 American English
14176 My Life in France Julia Child 2006 American English
14932 The Amenities Of Book Collecting A. Edward Newton 1918 American English
15678 The Paris Review Interviews Paris Review 2006 American English
17114 A History of American Magazines Frank Luther Mott 1930 American English
17114 Original Sin P. D. James 1994 British English
17114 Ten Years In The Tub Nick Hornby 2013 British English
17114 A Boy At The Hogarth Press Richard Kennedy 1972 American English
17114 The Lyttelton Hart Davis Letters George Lyttelton 1978 British English
17114 The Element Of Lavishness William Maxwell 2000 American English
17114 Big Fiction Dan Sinykin 2023 Unknown English
17114 The Book At War Andrew Pettegree 2023 Unknown English
17114 The Postscript Murders Elly Griffiths 2020 British English